Foot stabilized container cover lifter



y 4, 1950 J. LEVINE ETAL 2,513,499

FOOT STABILIZED CONTAINER COVER LIFTER Filed Feb. 18, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR-S, Jack [ex me & 7/Zdx Eamon July 4, 1950 J. LEVINE ETAL FOOT STABILIZED CONTAINER GQVER LIFTER Filed Feb. 18. 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 a m W L m 1 Patented July 4, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE F 01 STABI IZE NTMEB COVER- LIFTER Jack Levine and Max Ramon, Los Angeles, Calif.

Appli a ion Februa 947, .Serie! NO- :293:19

3 Claims. 1

Our invention relates to can openers, and more particularly to a type of can opener designed .65-

specially for removing the lid from the large cans, such as frozen food products are packed in, and which are difficult to remove without damaging the lid and rendering it unfit for further use.

Among the salient objects of our invention are: to provide a can opener of the type referred to which can be applied to a can in such a way that the can can be held by the foot, while the operating portion thereof is applied to the top of the can, at the rear side thereof, with the cover lifting portion positioned to be raised up under the front edge of the cover in such a way as to lift it oil? the can without bending or injuring it; to provide in connection therewith a pivot block adapted to be fit down over the top rear edge of the can and cover, with the lifting lever extended forwardly over the top of the can and supporting the lid or cover lifting member which depends therefrom in position to hook up under the edge of the cover so as to lift it in two spaced places, thus making the removal of the can positive and effective.

Other advantages will be apparent from the following more detailed description of one practical embodiment of the invention, taken with the accompanying two sheets of drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a can, with our improved can opener applied thereto and showing three positions in light broken lines, solid lines and heavy broken lines;

Figure 2 is a plan view of a can with the invention thereon;

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the can with the invention in place thereon;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 44, of Fig. 1;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 5-5, of Fig. 1;

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line ii6, Fig. 4;

Figure 7 is an enlarged sectional view, taken on the line 1-4, Fig. 2.

The invention as here illustrated for explanatory purposes, includes a foot plate 8, with a can engaging plate 9, at rig-ht angles to the foot plate, and curved to fit around the front of the can, with a pad of rubber or soft material II], on its face to prevent injury to the front of the can.

From this foot plate a yoke H extends upwardly and rearwardly at opposite sides of the can to the rear top thereof, and having pivotally connected therewith an anchoring or pivot block I2, as c arly indicate in Figsa ke being pi otel v attached by being inserted i t an open slot madethereior, with e 111 ortio bent ov the same to ho d i i place, a s n n Fi at [3.

S anch block. 2 is f m d en i s und s de to fit o er the aise c ver h I d along the side of the cover, and to rest flat on the top, when in place, as seen in Fig. '7. The can is designated C and the cover is designated I5, in all places.

A hand e 16 is sh wn piveta ly anchored n s block 1 as a .1 and x ended rw rdly e e the top o the an, s seen i Fi s. 1 and 2.

Pi etal y suspend d from the middle p on o said handle I6, by two arms ll, II, on the opposi end o a cro ar I8, is a li o er removing member I9, extending partially around the front of the can, at the top, as shown, and spacing two hook portions l1, H at the ends of the two arms l1, IT, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1, and 3.

A wire loop 20 is provided through the anchor block I2, with its opposite ends connected with the depending arms I1, IT, as at 2|, 2|, for moving the cover removing member I9 inwardly to position the hook portions I'I', I1 under the edge of the cover I5, as will be understood from Fig. 1, in which the three positions are indicated.

The invention is applied to a can from which the cover or lid is to be removed in the manner indicated in Fig. 1. The foot plates 8 and 9 are positioned on the floor in front of the can, as indicated by the light broken lines in Fig. 1, with the anchor block I2 tilted forwardly at the top rear portion of said cover, as indicated in the light broken lines, and with the cover removing member I9 dropped downwardly in front of the can, at the top, as indicated by the light broken lines, and with the handle and other parts all in the positions indicated.

As the foot is placed on the foot plate 8, the hand is placed on the anchor block I2 to press it rearwardly in a raised position, as shown in full lines in said Fig. 1. This movement of said block I2 moves the handle with it to the position shown in full lines, and also by reason of the wire loop 20, connected with the depending arms I I, I1, draws said curved cover removing member I9 up around the front of the can, with the hook portions IT, IT under the lower edge or bead of the cover I5, as clearly shown in Fig. 6.

With the parts in these positions, which is easy to accomplish, and with the foot on the foot plate 8, holding it against the front bottom of the can, the handle or lever I6 is raised, as indicated be limited by the hereto appended claims "forming a part of this specification.

Weclaim: I 1. A can opener for raising a can cover of the type having a flange provided with-a peripherally projecting edge, said opener including a foot plate to rest on the floor and having an upstanding concaved portion to bear against the front of a can, an anchor block to fitvupon the top and flange of the cover of a can at the rear side thereof, connecting means from said foot plate to said anchor block for holding the latter in operative position, a handle pivotally connected with said anchor block and extended forwardly over said vcover,said handle having dependingtherefrom,

at the front of said can cover, a hook portion to hook under the front edge of said cover, for lifting said cover from said can when said handle is lifted, substantially in the manner indicated.

2. A can coverremover for raising a can cover of the type having a flange provided with a peripherally projecting edge, said opener including a foot plate to rest upon the floor in front of 3 a can and having a part bearing against the front of said .can, an anchor block formed tofit over the top rear edge of a can cover, a connecting member from said foot plate to said anchor block, said member having portions extending upwardly and rearwardly at opposite sides of the can, a handle lever pivotally connected at its rearward end to said anchor block and extended forwardly over said cover to the front thereof, a cover lifting member depending from the forward end of ,said handle lever and having spaced hook portions positioned to hook under the front edge of said cover for lifting it from said can when said handle lever is raised.

3 A can cover remover including in combination an anchor block to fit upon and over the rear edge of a cover on a can, a foot plate to rest upon the floor in front of a can and having a part bearing against the front of the can and connected with said block for holding said block in operative position on said cover, a handle pivotally connected at its rear end to said block and extended forwardly over the front of said can and cover, and a cover-lifting member depending from said handle and having hook portions to hook under said cover, whereby when said handle is raised, said cover-lifting member lifts said cover from said can.

JACK LEVINE. MAX RAMON.

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